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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Anayo Okoli UMUAHIA — THE Anglican Bishop of Aguata Diocese, Most Reverend Christian Efobi, has called on federal and state governments to dedicate a special fund for the settlement of pension and gratuity of their retiring workers, lamenting the hardship retired workers go through. Bishop Efobi, who spoke at Umunze, Orumba South Council Area of Anambra State at the 4th Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Aguata, held at Saint Augustine’s Church, said the untold hardship retired civil servants pass through was uncalled for and urged the governments to address the issue. Efobi frowned at the backlog of pension arrears owned pensioners at both federal and state levels and called for urgent solution to the problems so as to improve the living standard of retired workers. Most Reverend Efobi commended Governor Willie Obiano for according priority to the welfare of workers and urged other state governments to ensure their workers are paid regularly. In its address...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J In 2014 Usman Bugaje, raised a controversial issue on the ownership of Nigeria’s crude oil domiciled majorly in the Niger Delta region during the Northern Leaders’ Conference he said “What they claim is the off shore oil is actually the oil of the North” He went further to say that Nigeria’s Crude Oil Belongs To The North Do you think this was right? //storify.com/Adekunle2/throw-back-bugaje-says-nigeria-s-crude-oil-belongs/embed?border=false //storify.com/Adekunle2/throw-back-bugaje-says-nigeria-s-crude-oil-belongs.js?border=false [ View the story “Throw back: Nigeria’s Crude Oil Belongs To The North ?” on Storify ] The post Nigeria’s crude oil belongs to the North ? appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2rKStIW

http://ift.tt/2r6xdNs U.S. President Donald Trump talks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi (2-L) at the G7 Summit expanded session, on May 27, 2017 in Taormina, Sicily. JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP G7 nations risked unprecedented deadlock on Saturday as US President Donald Trump resisted pressure to sign up to joint positions on hot-button issues such as climate change, trade and migration. The Group of Seven leading democracies began the concluding day of their annual summit in discussions with leaders from Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, and Tunisia. The five African states are key players in the Mediterranean migration crisis, as countries of origin or transit for hundreds of thousands of migrants attempting to reach Europe via perilous crossings of the Mediterranean. The G7’s Italian presidency placed this year’s summit in Sicily to underline the proximity of the crisis. But even that has prompted discord among the summi...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lagos – A Lagos Lawyer, Mr Shakiru Eletu, has described as “unproductive controversy” the debate on President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the Senate notifying the National Assembly of his trip to London. Eletu, also a law lecturer at the Lagos State University, said that semantics was no longer important since Buhari cited specific constitutional provision in the letter. “The president acted in line with the constitution; he needed not address the vice president as “acting president” in his letter since there are constitutional provisions. “What the president does normally is to coordinate affairs of government and, if he is passing such responsibilities over to his vice, it means he is handing power over to him. “Even if the letter had stated that the vice president should be prevented from acting, so long as the relevant constitutional provision is cited, that instruction is null,” the lawyer said. Eletu said that the senator who raised the issue in the Se...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Abuja – The Spiritual Leader of Eckankar, Harold Klemp, is among the over 5,000 members from across the world expected at the 2017 regional seminar of the religious movement to be held in Nigeria. Mr Emeka Ezeh, the Assistant to the Spiritual Aide of Eckankar in charge of the Northern Sub-Region, stated this at a Forum in Abuja. Ezeh said that the two-day event, which opens in Abuja on Thursday, attested to the restoration of global confidence in the country’s improved security situation. He said, “We are expecting people from America, Canada, England, New Zealand, Sweden and African countries including Ghana, South Africa, among others. “The President of Eckankar Worldwide, who is an American, will be here and this attest to the fact that Nigeria is safe for any kind of conference. “You know Americans normally would give travel alert to their citizens, but the American government has allowed the president of Eckankar to come to Nigeria. “It makes a lot of s...